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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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SURG 114 - Clinical Applications I
PREREQUISITES: SURG 111 - Fundamentals of Surgical Technology , SURG 112 - Application of Surgical Fundamentals
PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITE: SURG 113 - Surgical Procedures I
PROGRAM: Surgical Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
CLINICAL - NURSING HOURS MIN: 9
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018
Correlates principles and theories of basic surgical procedures to clinical performance in affiliating hospitals. Includes knowledge, skills and professionalism necessary for successful implementation of safe patient care in an operating room.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Demonstrate preparation for assigned surgical procedures.
- Demonstrate desirable employability attributes.
- Apply principles of aseptic technique.
- Perform scrubbing responsibilities correctly, according to appropriate level of experience.
- Assist with circulating responsibilities correctly, according to appropriate level of experience.
- Demonstrate safe and correct care of operative instrumentation, equipment, and supplies.
- Perform operating room sanitation accurately and safely.
- Demonstrate adherence to policies for standard precautions.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Asepsis and sterile technique
- Counts
- Decontamination/disinfection
- Draping
- Instrumentation
- Preparation of the sterile field
- Reprocessing
- Surgical hand antisepsis, gowning and gloving
- Safety
- Supplies and equipment
- Wound closure
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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